{"product_id":"fasting-spiritual-freedom-beyond-our-appetites-9780830835010","title":"Fasting: Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetites","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God.\"\u003cbr\u003e Matthew 5:6 \u003cem\u003eThe Message\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in hungry times. Ours is a consumer culture, predisposed to quickly fill the cravings of body and mind. The idea of fasting--the voluntary denial of something for a specific time, for a spiritual purpose--sets us immediately on edge. But Lynne Baab makes the case that \u003cem\u003eanyone\u003c\/em\u003e can fast.\u003cbr\u003e Fasting is an expression of freedom. Free from the patterns and habits that mark everyday life, from time to time we can move beyond our appetites into meaningful encounter with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eFasting\u003c\/em\u003e you'll discover an ancient Christian practice that extends beyond giving up food to any regular activity in our contemporary lives. You'll see how taking a break from eating--or driving, or checking e-mail, or watching television--opens us up to discover new things about ourselves and God and the world around us. You'll see that while not everyone should forgo food, anyone can step out of routine to feed the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a time of great spiritual hunger, God invites us all to a feast: fellowship with the Creator of the universe, where all our truest needs are identified and attended to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynne M. Baab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.54w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830835010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/13\/2006 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaab, Lynne M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lynne M. Baab is the author of multiple books and Bible studies. A Presbyterian minister, she completed a Ph.D. in communication at the University of Washington in 2007 and moved with her husband to Dunedin, New Zealand, where she is a lecturer in pastoral theology at the University of Otago. Lynne is the author of eight books, including \u003cem\u003eA Renewed Spirituality, Sabbath Keeping, Fasting, Sabbath, Personality Type in Congregations, Embracing Midlife, Beating Burnout in Congregations, Reaching Out in a Networked World: Expressing Your Congregation's Heart and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFriending\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also the author of three LifeGuide Bible Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40876141412467,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_86718dec-4689-436a-9ed0-021079bc9dd1.jpg?v=1688828681","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/fasting-spiritual-freedom-beyond-our-appetites-9780830835010","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}